Salvator



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E. AMODEO-SALVATOR.

CARTRIDGE.

Patented Oct. 5, 1886.

W/T/VESSES.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMMANUEL AMODEO-SALVATOR, OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

CARTRIDGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,096; dated October5, 1886.

Abulienlion lilcd March 2. 150-56.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, EMMANUEL Amooso- SA LVATOR, of the United StatesNavy, and a citizen of the Republic of France, havc iuvented certain ncwand useful Improvements in Cartridges; aml I do hereby declare theibllowing to be a full, clear, and cxact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in'tbc art to which it appcrtains tomakeand use the same.

The invention relatesto cartridges, and has for its objct theconstruction of means whereby they may be readity attached and detachedfrom a ribbon or belt used for supplying magazine-guns.

Heretofore cartridges have been attached to belts by forming loops inthe belt, by plastic material, or by flanges secured to the cartridgcand the belt.

In each and all of the forms known to me the fastening of the cartridgeis attended with considerable expense in the preparation of thecartridge and the belt.

By my invention cartridges can be attached and detached with facilityand at a very small cost.

The invention will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointedout in the-claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figure l is a per spcetivc. yiew of a cartridge; Fig. 2, a plan; Fig. 3,a side. view, and Fig. i a perspective of a beltor ribbon withcartridges attached.

Reference being hiul to the drawings and the letters of reference markedthereon, A represents a cartridge of ordinary constrnotiomexcept that ithas a prong, a, formed thereon and integral with the cart ridge. Theprong is cut out of metal by any suitable means, is free at its pointb,whichis adjacent to the flange 0, and connected with the metal at (1,near the front end of the cartridge.

To secure the cartridge to a belt, the prong is pierced through the beltor ribbon B from the under side at e, and pushed back on the Serial No.ill-3,719. (No model.)

upper side of the bclt to f, where it again pierces the belt and passesthrough to the under side, where the point oi the prong is protectedfrom being struck and the cartridge displaced by any object coming incontact; therewith in handling the belt. \Vhcn the cartridge isdisplaced from the belt (which may be of any suitable fabric) and forcedinto the barrel of the gun by the breech-block or any other suitablemeans, the prong a is .rcturned to the body of the metal, pressed down,and forms a smooth surface with the exterior of the cartridge. \Vhencartridges arc reloaded, the prong is again drawn out of its seat inthobody of the mctal and attached to a belt in the manner above described;

It will be observed that by my construction the means for attacl'iingthe cartridgc to the belt can be used as often as the cartridge willbear reloading, is always ready for use, and can be readily and speedilyapplied to a-bclt.

Having thus described my invention, what I. claim is I 1. A cartridgehaving a prongforined integral therewith extending rearwardly, and

the metal when inserted in the breech of a gun, substantially asdescribed.

2. A cartridge having :1. prong cut out of the metal forming its \vall,.with its free end directed toward the flange of the cartridge,5YlbStfllltltlli as described.

3. A cartridge having a prong formed integral therewith and extendingrearwardly, in combination with a belt or ribbon,to which the cartridgeis attached by the prong being inserted through thebclt','snbstantiallyas dcscribed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMMANUEL AMODEO-SALYATOR.

Witnesses:

RICHARD SANDERS, S. A. TERRY.

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